REINDEER MOSS • E-FREE TRANSLATION.COM • Definition of Reindeer moss

/rˈeɪndˌɪr mɔs/ Listen

Reindeer moss

noun

An erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans. Synonyms: arctic moss, Cladonia rangiferina, reindeer lichen.

See images of 'Reindeer moss'

Etymology of 'Reindeer moss'

Share |

"Reindeer moss" Quotes from Famous Books

... "if there be fresh-baked bread in the regimental ovens yonder, fetch a loaf, in God's name. I could gnaw black-birch and reindeer moss, so famished am I—and the Sagamore, too, no doubt, could rattle a flam with a ...

— The Hidden Children • Robert W. Chambers

Words linked to "Reindeer moss" : arctic moss, lichen, Cladonia, genus Cladonia, reindeer lichen